

In May 2018, he premiered two songs titled "Saturday" and " This Is America" while performing as both host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live.

In 2017, Donald Glover, during a live performance, revealed he planned to retire the stage name Childish Gambino, telling the Governors Ball Music Festival audience, "I'll see you for the last Gambino album." After some disputes with Glassnote, Glover signed with RCA Records in January 2018. In 2017, Glover announced that his fourth studio album would be his last under the Childish Gambino stage name. The album received critical acclaim, with praise particularly directed towards Glover's songwriting and the album's themes. The 2018 promotional single, " Feels Like Summer", appears on the album under the title "42.26". Most of the album's track titles refer to the time at which they appear on the album for example, " 12.38" appears 12 minutes and 38 seconds into the album. Glover produced the album with a range of collaborators including DJ Dahi, longtime producer Ludwig Göransson, Chukwudi Hodge, Kurtis McKenzie and James Francies, Jr.

The album features guest appearances from Ariana Grande, Kadhja Bonet, 21 Savage and Ink. After a countdown, it was released to streaming and download services under the title 3.15.20 on March 22. It was initially uploaded to the website on March 15, 2020, before being taken down 12 hours later it has thus been referred to as Donald Glover Presents. 3.15.20 is the fourth studio album by American singer Donald Glover, under his stage name Childish Gambino.
